Archive for May, 2009

Pasadena Bridge – Summer Days (Colorado Street Bridge) 8 x 10 oil on canvas SOLD but I have other bridge paintings This California landscape is one that is familiar to residents of Pasadena and the communities surrounding the Arroyo Seco. The Colorado Street Bridge , seen here looking northward, rises over the grassy fields that [...]

Evening Peace 12 x 16 oil on canvas (Central California, Sierra Foothills oil painting) This painting is SOLD, but I have more oak paintings: See more of my oak tree paintings here This California oil painting celebrates the end of the day in Central California as valley oaks are silhouetted by the fading sun. The [...]

Blue Heron Lake 9 x 12 oil on linen panel This is another of the plein air paintings I did a month or so ago on our trip up through Central California. A small lake, with trees leaning down to touch the water. Yes, it was cold out there. Snow on the mountains and the [...]

Laguna Tide Pool 6 x 8 oil on canvas SOLD This small painting is a study for a larger Laguna seascape, which will probably feature several different rock patterns rather than just the one. It just felt too cluttered to put multiple rocks in such a small painting. I’m back at the easel, getting ready [...]

Chapparal Trail (Dunsmore Canyon, La Crescenta) 9 x 12 oil We’re having some unseasonably hot weather right now. Today it was in the high 80s and tomorrow it’s likely to be 90. Last year, when I was doing the Sierra Madre Art Fair, it was 100 both days. Because I am showing so many paintings [...]

SOLD California Wildflower Hills 9 x 12 plein air painting oil on linen panel See more of my landscapes here A few months ago, after keeping an eye on the wildflower reporting sites, we took a trip up into the foothills of the western Sierras. The online sources were right – they really were really [...]

Spring to Summer in Fallbrook 9 x 12 oil painting on canvas A country ranch road in Fallbrook, California SOLD This painting is sold but I have others from the area. Please write me. Here’s another little landscape inspired by my Fallbrook trip. There were several mornings when the marine layer had moved in and [...]

If you’ve been following my blog, you know I’ve been preparing for this event for some time. So, if you’re in the LA area and would like to see my work in person, I invite you to come to my show of California impressionist fine art. Place: Gale’s Restaurant Address: 452 S. FairOaks in Pasadena, [...]

Windbreak 10 x 12 oil study SOLD This little windbreak was interesting with its varied heights and shapes. It reminded me of a group of kids lined up for their school picture, or perhaps an a capella group getting ready to perform. I had a good time capturing the top light on the trees, which [...]